Description
Through her role over decades in the Centre for Documentation and Research (now the UAEs National Archive), Frauke Heard-Bey made use of its archives about the Gulf, while taking every opportunity to travel in the area and immerse herself in the local environment.
The work covers a broad spectrum, including the formation of the UAE in 1971, the subsequent development of this federation, the first oil crisis and geopolitical repercussions, urbanisation, labour migration, electoral systems, trade, the changing way of life and its implications for traditional loyalties in the Gulf states and Oman.
The results of much of this work (which rely little on secondary sources) are collected in this volume, parts of which have been printed in hard-to access journals, while others are published here for the first time.
About the Author
Dr. Frauke Heard-Bey has for many years been the archivist at the Centre for Documentation and Research, now National Archive of Abu Dhabi.
Book Information
ISBN 9783959940009
Author Frauke Heard-Bey
Format Hardback
Page Count 496
Imprint Gerlach Press
Publisher Gerlach Press